Drilling Report

Total Fina Elf.
2 April 2002


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TOTAL FINA ELF S.A.
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                Libya: First oil discovery on block NC 190 



Paris, April 2, 2002 - TotalFinaElf (24 %) and its partners Repsol YPF,
operator, OeMV and Norsk Hydro announce the first discovery on block NC 190, in
Libya. Block NC 190, which was awarded in August 2000, is located around 800
kilometres south of Tripoli in the Murzuk basin, and covers an area of 12,400
square kilometres.

The well, named A1, encountered a large oil column in the Hawaz sandstone
formation and tested at a rate of 605 barrels per day of 40degrees API oil, through
a 32/64-inch choke. The well was drilled around 40 kilometres from four existing
discoveries on adjacent block NC 186, which is held by the same consortium. 

This new exploration success strengthens the position of TotalFinaElf in North
Africa, a major oil and gas region. 




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